BS 8512:2008
Electric cables - Code of practice for the storage, handling, installation and disposal of cables on wooden drums

Standard No.

BS 8512:2008

Release Date

2008

Published By

British Standards Institution (BSI)

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BS 8512:2008

Scope

This British Standard gives recommendations for the storage and handling of cables for fixed installations, rated up to 1 900/3 300 V, that are packaged on wooden cable drums suitable for storage outdoors. NOTE The recommendations could also be applied to: • cables of higher rated voltages that are packaged on wooden drums; and • cables of similar size, on similar wooden drums, and made to standards and specifications not specifically quoted here. This standard does not cover metal drums, cable spools or cable reels, or trailing and reeling cables.

BS 8512:2008 Referenced Document

• BS 5308 Instrumentation cables — Part 2 : Specification for PVC insulated cables
• BS 5467 Electric cables. Thermosetting insulated, armoured cables of rated voltages of 600/1 000 V and 1 900/3 300 V for fixed installations. Specification*， 2016-04-30 Update
• BS 6004 Electric cables. PVC insulated and PVC sheathed cables for voltages up to and including 300/500 V, for electric power and lighting*， 2020-10-31 Update
• BS 6007 Electric cables - Single core unsheathed heat resisting cables forvoltages up to and including 450/750 V, for internal wiring
• BS 6195 Electric cables – Rubber or silicone rubber insulated flexible cables and cords for coil end leads
• BS 6231 Electric cables – Single core PVC insulated flexible cables of rated voltage 600 / 1000 V for switchgear and controlgear wiring
• BS 6346 Electric cables — PVC insulated, armoured cables for voltages of 600 / 1000 V and 1900 / 3300 V
• BS 6500 
• BS 6724 Electric cables – Thermosetting insulated, armoured cables of rated voltages of 600 / 1000 V and 1900 / 3300 V for fixed installations, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire – Specification
• BS 6883 Elastomer insulated cables for fixed wiring in ships and on mobile and fixed offshore units - Requirements and test methods
• BS 7211 Electric cables. Thermosetting insulated and thermoplastic sheathed cables for voltages up to and including 450/750 V for electric power and lighting and having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire*， 2020-10-31 Update
• BS 7629 Specification for 300 / 500 V fire resistant electric cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire — Part 2 : Multipair cables
• BS 7846  Electric cables. Thermosetting insulated, armoured, fire-resistant cables of rated voltage 600/1 000 V for fixed installations, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire. Specification*， 2015-11-30 Update
• BS 7889 Electric cables. Thermosetting insulated, non-armoured cables with a voltage of 600/1000 V, for fixed installations*， 2012-10-31 Update
• BS 7919 Electric cables - Flexible cables rated up to 450/750V, for use with appliances and equipment intended for industrial and similar environments
• BS 8436 Electric cables. Specification for 300/500 V screened electric cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire, for use in walls, partitions and building voids. Multicore cables*， 2011-04-30 Update

BS 8512:2008 history

• 2008 BS 8512:2008 Electric cables - Code of practice for the storage, handling, installation and disposal of cables on wooden drums